Eric Shinseki

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Eric Ken Shinseki (, Japanese: 新関 健, romanized: Shinseki Ken; born 28 November 1942) is an American retired general who served as the seventh United States secretary of veterans affairs from 2009 to 2014 and as the 34th chief of staff of the United States Army from 1999 to 2003. Shinseki is a veteran of two tours of combat in the Vietnam War, in which he was awarded three Bronze Star Medals for valor and two Purple Hearts. He was the first Asian-American four-star general, and the first Asian-American Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Shinseki was born in Lihue, Hawaii, to a Japanese-American family with a history of service in the United States Army during World War II. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1965, being commissioned as a Field Artillery Branch officer, and went on to serve two tours in Vietnam during the 1960s. Shinseki later transferred to the Armor Branch, and held staff assignments during the 1970s. His command assignments later included the 3rd Squadron...

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